sympathetic
adj
ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk◄
adj
1
caring
and
feeling
sorry
about
someone’s
problems
同情的; 有同情心的
a
sympathetic
friend
一个有同情心的朋友
a
sympathetic
attitude
一种同情的态度
[+
to/towards
]
I’m
sympathetic
to
parents
who
are
worried
about
what
their
children
see
on
television.
我很同情家长，他们都很担心自己的孩子所看的电视内容。
We
hope
always
to
provide
a
friendly
sympathetic
ear
(=someone
willing
to
listen
to
someone
else’s
problems)
.
我们希望总能做到友善地倾听。
2
willing
to
give
approval
and
support
to
an
aim
or
plan
〔对某目的或计划〕赞成的，支持的
not before noun 不用于名词前
[+
to/towards
]
Senator
Capp
is
very
sympathetic
to
environmental
issues.
议员卡普对环境问题十分支持。
3
sympathetic figure/character
someone
in
a
book,
play
etc
who
most
people
like
[文] 〔书、戏剧等中〕令人喜爱的人物/角色
literary
4
providing
the
right
conditions
for
someone
合意的，合适的
a
sympathetic
environment
合适的环境
Jill
smiled
sympathetically.
吉尔同情地笑了一笑。